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my performance??
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 8:37 pm
by spot_on_jon
alrite lads
Just woundering if any of u know what the standard peformance of is for a 1.4 8V SE??
was told its like 60BHP but a 1.2L corsa has about 60 BHP
and what can be done to up the BHP?
Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 10:29 pm
by Polo Paul
Book its 60, but most push out a little more, and unfortunately sod all can be done to make ir any faster really. Induction would get you a couple aand a zorst then about +5bhp. thats about £100 a horsepower
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:34 pm
by spot_on_jon
abit of a gutless engine aint it??
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 9:54 pm
by Polo Paul
just a bit
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 10:14 pm
by vdubyabush
yeh but a gud first car man, and can get them lookin sweet
Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 11:50 pm
by DScape
It's all about reliability, build quality and style
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 12:22 am
by Polo Paul
DScape wrote:It's all about reliability, build quality and style
Bulletproof, built like a tank, erm not quite sure where the style is though
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 9:48 am
by spot_on_jon
yea to be fair they are bilt very well, but the power sortage is killin me.
aint the 16V verson like over 100 BHP??
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:10 am
by dragon_green
1.4 16V is 100bhp exactly.
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:42 am
by mysteryboy
Wish I knew about the 16v version when I was buying... Im still beating myself up over it
Ah well....
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:48 am
by olop_chris
mysteryboy wrote:Wish I knew about the 16v version when I was buying... Im still beating myself up over it
Ah well....
haha same here, i didn't know when i bought my mk4
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 11:48 am
by polo boi
well we can always upgrade the wee 8v's
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 12:04 pm
by spot_on_jon
yea buts its alot of work aint it??
thats a hell of a BHP differene just cos one has a 8v and th other has a 16V
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 1:15 pm
by DScape
Polo Paul wrote:DScape wrote:It's all about reliability, build quality and style
Bulletproof, built like a tank, erm not quite sure where the style is though
You buy the style seperately
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:45 pm
by polo boi
yup